Janice might have let them off the hook for the present, but they all knew the federal agents now had their names on their list. The officers wouldn't stop tailing them as long as they were in the city. They needed to get out of Manhattan and lie low until matters cooled down.
As David got into the driver’s seat of Ryder’s Cadillac, he couldn’t help but notice Vanessa’s miserable face reflected in the rear view mirror.
“You alright?” he asked, adjusting the mirror.
Vanessa sighed and closed the back door. Her thoughts came crawling out from all the dark corners of her mind. This time, even Mortimer realized something was bothering her. She took a sip of water from her flask and pulled down the window to let in some fresh air. Her voice trembled as she tried to reply to David’s query.
